How do I save scores?

Hi, im developing a mobile game with 40 levels. I want to save all the best scores for each level and display them on the menu. I watched several tutorials on the internet, in every tutotrial people are using something called webstorage but in my version of construct 2 (202) instead of webstorage, i have localstorage. I tired using same the codes used in the tutorials (system-on start of layout; webstorage - set text to webstorage.localvalue("parameter")) but it isn't working for my localstorage object. Acutally the codes are different for the localstorage object.

Please help me with this.

Hi,

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It saves the highest score for each level and shows it on the levelselection screen.

Regards

Andreas

Because localstorage is a-synchronous you must first use the "get item" action and have an "on item get" event.

New beta features aren't really well-documented untill they are implemented in the stable release.

At that time there will be a an entry in the manual.

Oh tnx...i'll try that.

Local storage is currently in beta, and thus no tutorials/manuals etc are available yet.

Relying on its current workings, would not be wise as it is likely to change bits and pieces before a stable release.

Scirra perhaps you should have waited with removing the webstorage as an option till local storage has a manual and some tutorials.

I can see a lot more of these topics popping up.

Ok, i just got mail from scirra regarding update of a new version. So i installed it. Now i'm not understanding how to use the new LocalStorage object.

Looks pretty straightforward..

to save something use the action:

Localstorage - set item "" to ""

to load something use the action:

Localstorage - get item

to use the loaded item you will have to add an event:

localstorage on item get - and add your action

the action could be something like : set global variable to LocalStorage.ItemValue

I'll tell you my scenario. I created a global variable called 'Score' to display score on each level. I want that score value to be saved and displayed in another layout (Menu) where user can see all his/her scores of all the levels.

As soon as the user completes a level, the score value should be recorded and showed on Menu. So that whenever user goes to that menu he/she should able see their scores.

Well then it should amount to something like this:

In the level event-sheet:

on level1 completed (this is not an official event, but I'm sure you have an event taking place at this time)

localstorage - set item "level1Score" to Score

in the menu event-sheet:

on start of layout

localstorage get item "level1score"

localstorage on item get "level1score"

set text = localstorage.value

Wow, Thanks a lot. Its working.

Also tell me how to replace the existing score value with higher score value.

I'm not sure what you mean..

Ok. The localstorage codes which u have provided are working, thanks for that.

Now, whenever i'm playing a level its score is getting updated with the fresh score in the Menu i.e., for example, I played level one and my score is 4000 points and again I played the same level (Level one) for second time, my score is 3500. Now, the score 4000 is being replaced by 3500 which I made while playing second time. This shouldn't happen. The score should be replaced when the score is higher than the previous score (4000).

I hope u understood what i'm trying to say.

Easiest way would be adding a global variable level1score

on level1 completed (this is not an official event, but I'm sure you have an event taking place at this time)

system compare variable score > level1score

localstorage - set item "level1Score" to Score

system set level1score = score

There's more than one tutorial about highscores in the tutorial section.

I assumed you new how to do this and had a specific reason for having to use the localstorage instead of a combination of global variables and local storage.